This practitioner learning paper sets out the core findings related to the scope and scale of Multifunctional Land Use Frameworks from our pilot testing process in Devon and the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. The key findings below indicate the aspects that future policymakers implementing the Multifunctional Land Use Framework (MLUF) should consider.

• Land use decision making ranges from the local to the strategic: a Multifunctional Land Use Framework must be able to accommodate top-down targets and bottom-up detail, and – critically – capacity for implementation.
• Scale determines available evidence, which actors can be engaged and the kind of actions that are possible.
• Choosing the right scale matters, and often that means choosing a scale that people understand.
• The Multifunctional Land Use Framework must have a broad scope and a long time horizon, encompassing all major land uses and likely future scenarios.
• Stakeholders want to understand how a Multifunctional Land Use Framework operates at different scales.
• Some interoperability in the Multifunctional Land Use Framework process is desirable for those operating across boundaries.

Explore our other MLUF learning papers on Data & Evidence and Leadership, and our Case Study Collection.